While Manchester United have yet to make a signing under new boss David Moyes and Chelsea have failed to land a marquee signing, City have wasted no time in strengthening their already formidable squad.

Fernandinho,
Jesus Navas, Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic have all arrived this summer for a combined £92.3m, with City’s spending not yet over before the August 31 transfer deadline.

And
Toure, speaking in Hong Kong during a break from competing in the Barclays Asia Cup, said the huge investment showed the club’s determination to be successful again after ending last season empty-handed.

“It’s very good to see,” said Toure. “They’re unbelievable players. They play with their national teams – Negredo, Navas and Fernandinho - and Jovetic is a
great young talent, he’s got a fantastic future ahead of him.

“I’m glad all these players have come to the club because we need it and hope this season is going to be fine for us.

“The
club want to improve in every aspect and I hope this season is going to
be good for us because we know we have a great challenge against Chelsea, Arsenal, United, Tottenham and Liverpool.

“This year is going to be tough for us but I hope with the squad we have and some good luck we get some trophies this year.

“The players are very focused now and we’ve seen that on the training ground. We’ve been very busy these last few weeks.

“We’ve been having two or three training sessions a day sometimes and we’re concentrating very hard.

“We want to win and we want to play well this year. But to do that we know we have to work hard.

“With the likes of Jose Mourinho going back to Chelsea, we know it’s going to be very hard this year.”

After
the euphoria of their last-gasp title win in 2012, last season saw City
take a backward step, their failure in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup final - losing to Wigan - seeing manager Roberto Mancini lose his job.

But there is a tangible sense of expectation under new boss Manuel Pellegrini, with Toure claiming there is no way City will repeat the mistakes of last season and end the upcoming campaign without a trophy.

“Last
season we were a step away from winning the FA Cup but Wigan were better than us,” said Toure. “In the Premier League and Champions League
we were disappointing.

“When you see what we did in pre-season last year, and how hard we worked hard, and we didn’t win one thing, it’s difficult.

“But when you lose you must not have done something right. This year we want to do the job.

“The
new manager comes with a great reputation for what he did in Spain and we’re all working hard to try and deliver what he wants from us.

“He’s a very good choice as manager and I hope he will lead us to a lot of success.

“When
you change manager sometimes it’s hard because you have to adapt to new
methods. But it will fine and the training is very good.

“This guy is called ‘the engineer’ in Spain because he works so hard to build such good teams.

“Every
manager has his own style. Mancini was fantastic, an amazing guy for us, and now we have a new manager who has a different style.”

City
chief executive Ferran Soriano has declared he wants to win at least five trophies over the next five years and Toure said he and his team-mates relished that challenge from on high.

Action Images

The Engineer: Manuel Pellegrini is building a new City side

Toure,
who signed a new four-year deal towards the end of last season, to show
his long-term commitment to the club, said: “I’ve known that [attitude]
for a long time, having played with Barcelona in Spain.

“We
had to win and you have high standards. For me the most important thing
is to achieve something because a winning mentality is all about that. To try to achieve something every year and make the job bigger.

“That’s
why I signed for City. To try to improve each year and help the club win a lot. I came here to win trophies and make history. It’s very important for me and the club too, because I know how much everyone desires it.

“The fans only want to see one Manchester club profit. I hope it’s going to be fine for us and we win some trophies.

“In
the FA Cup final against Wigan we suffered. But the feeling when you win something is amazing for you, your team-mates, the fans and your family.”